Vulnerable families with 0 to 2 year olds JSNA (2024)

This JSNA focuses on complex families with children aged 0-2 years. It combines data from Early Help Prevention and Children's Social Care services within Cheshire West and Chester Council, alongside the 0-19 Starting Well services within the borough.

These services work within the west Cheshire Continuum of Need. The continuum sets out the thresholds for single and multi-agency agency interventions at all levels.  Starting Well and Early Help and Prevention focus on working at the Universal Plus and Partnership Plus levels of the continuum, with Children’s Social Care work concentrated on the Statutory Social Work element of the continuum. 

This JSNA explores:

• What do the needs of our complex families with children 0-2 years look like?
• What are the differences in needs across different areas within Cheshire West?
• How can we work more preventatively with families across the system to avoid escalation of needs?
• Do families know what services are available to them in their local area?  
• How are families made aware of these services and could they easily access them?
• What could support families to better access service provision?